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New Issue-Diageo Finance sells $500 mln in notes

Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:58pm EST

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 Nov 3 (Reuters) - Diageo Finance B.V., a wholly-owned unit
of spirits group Diageo Plc (DGE.L) (DEO.N), on Tuesday sold
$500 million of notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.  
 Citi, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley were the joint
bookrunning managers for the sale.
BORROWER: DIAGEO FINANCE BV*
AMT $500 MLN      COUPON 3.25 PCT     MATURITY 1/15/2015
TYPE NOTES        ISS PRICE 99.591    FIRST PAY 7/15/2010
MOODY'S A3        YIELD 3.335 PCT     SETTLEMENT 11/6/2009
S&P A-MINUS       SPREAD 97 BPS       PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH N/A          MORE THAN TREAS    MAKE-WHOLE-CALL 15 BPS
*GUARANTEED BY DIAGEO PLC



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